About Us

Founding of the funeral home

The Mae A. Stump Funeral Home, Inc. was founded in 1906 by Curtin D. Stump, a Great Uncle of the current owner. Curtin was the son of John K. and Catherine (Leibensperger) Stump, of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The first location was at 19 West Main Street, Fleetwood; it was later it was moved to 40 West Main Street, where he continued as a funeral director and had a furniture business.

Curtin was active in local organizations and was treasurer of the Fleetwood School Board at the time of his death in May 1913, aged 30 years. The funeral and furniture business was continued by his youngest brother, James W. Stump. Mr. James Stump was married to Clara M. Kieffer and the father of two daughters, Sara Elyn and Mae A. Stump. Mr. Stump acquired a Victor dealership, now known as RCA, after he discontinued the furniture store. The family's residence was moved to another address in 1924. He provided facilities to conduct funerals from his place of business and was able to seat about 100 people.

Following graduation from Fleetwood High School in 1932, the Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1935, Mr. Stump's daughter, Mae A. Stump, attended and graduated from Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia in 1937. She received her funeral director's license in January 1940 and was married to Hugo C. A. Weber, son of the Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Emil W. Weber of Pottsville. Mr. Weber was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Tennessee Military Institute, and Eckels College, and was also a licensed funeral director. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Weber established a funeral home in Kempton, Pennsylvania. In October 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Weber returned to the funeral home in Fleetwood permanently, because of Mr. Stump's failing health. On November 18, 1957, Mr. Stump died suddenly while attending a Tri-County Funeral Directors meeting in Reading. He had been active in community affairs and organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, the Fleetwood Fire Company, and others all throughout his years in business. Two projects he strongly advocated that became a reality were the Fleetwood Swimming Pool and Community Sewage Disposal Plant. Upon his death, his daughter, Mae, and son-in-law, Hugo, succeeded him. They operated the funeral home until 1980, when their youngest son, David, became the supervisor.